A weather warning has been issued after Storm Erik has brought gusts of nearly 80mph to North Wales.

An energised jet stream is driving some brutal winds across the country and more stormy conditions are on the way this weekend.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for wind for Saturday covering the whole of North Wales.

It's in force between 12.15am and 3pm on Saturday.

The warning said: "A swathe of very strong westerly winds is expected to move east through Saturday morning, easing from the west during the day. Inland gusts of 55 mph are expected quite widely, with some places having gusts to 70 mph, more particularly around exposed coasts and hills."

Met Office data shows that a gust of 79mph was recorded in Capel Curig at 7am this morning with windy conditions also expected over the weekend.

On Saturday, gusts will reach around 52mph in the early hours of the morning in Bala but will decrease over the day to just 10mph by 11pm.

Heavy rain is expected at around 3am on Sunday with lighter scattered showers across the county until around 6pm. Winds will be calmer with gusts peaking at 29mph.

Conwy

Winds will be incredibly strong in Capel Curig with a blast of 79mph already recorded this morning. Gusts will remain at around 50-60mph for the rest of the day in the village.

Over in Conwy town it will be a sunny day with winds of up to 52mph but it will feel warm in the sunshine at around 10C.

The Met Office expects winds to pick up on Saturday with gusts of up to 68mph predicted between 4am and 6am in Capel Curig, while in Conwy speeds will be at around 59mph.

Winds will lessen during the day to around 14mph by nightfall.

Torrential rain is expected from 3am on Sunday with lighter downpours expected throughout the day turning heavy again by 9pm. Winds will also increase steadily during the afternoon with speeds of up to 38mph expected by 9pm in Conwy.

Denbighshire

Some rain is expected during the first half of today but by noon widespread sunshine is expected in Denbighshire.

Gusts of up to 50mph are expected in Rhyl but conditions are expected to ease during the day.

Waves on the beach in Rhyl (Image: Daily Post Wales)

Saturday is expected to be a blustery day with speeds of up 58mph expected at around 6am - but it will stay dry with highs of around 9C forecast.

There will be scattered showers on Sunday with winds increasing during the afternoon to 37mph by 9pm.

Flintshire

It will feel warmer than in recent weeks with highs of 12C expected in Hawarden today but rain will move in from 4pm until around 7pm.

The Met Office has predicted gusts of up to 39mph with the strongest winds expected at around 2pm.

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Gusts will be worse on Saturday with speeds of 50mph expected at 5am in the village - but they will ease by the evening. It will be a largely sunny day with bright weather expected between 10am and 4pm.

But on Sunday, the Met Office predicts heavy rain between 3am and 9am and winds will be calmer.

Wrexham

Heavy rain is expected in Wrexham today until around noon. Light showers will also fall later in the day between 4pm and 7pm.

Gusts are expected to reach around 41mph at 11am and 2pm, but it will stay windy with the Met Office predicting speeds of 39mph at 11pm.

Saturday will be a largely dry day with the strongest gusts expected to be around 53mph between 4am and 6am. Winds will die down during the day to around 13mph by 11pm.

More rain is expected to fall on Sunday with heavy downpours at 3am and lighter, scattered showers for the rest of the day. Feeling calmer with gusts of up to 33mph by the evening.